# Band 4 Dental Nurse - Restorative Department > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-dental-nurse-restorative-department/27447197-c8d6-449e-88a7-34b1465ff7fe - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-dental-nurse-restorative-department/27447197-c8d6-449e-88a7-34b1465ff7fe.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dental nurse - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent: Part time - **Employment type:** 30 hours per week (Part time) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T11:31:07.396Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dental/Dental-v8008722 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8008722?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for a new exciting career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care? We are seeking enthusiastic, hard working dental nurses to join the Floor 2 Restorative Dental Nursing Team. Working days will be mixed and discussed during interview. Working flexibly within the dental team to provide high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients within the Dental Service, based at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH)  and/or additional external sites such as Community Dental Services (CDS) if required. Dental Nurses will be expected to work flexibly across the  Dental Services. - To provide chair side assistance to clinicians within the dental service. - To carry out clerical and administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the clinic/department. ### Main duties of the job Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service. To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required. To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required. To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date. To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic sessions as required. To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician To assist the Senior Dental Nurse in the smooth running of the Dental service. To support and assist Clinicians including all staff and Undergraduate  disciplines. To support and supervise all Apprentice Dental Nurses and Undergraduates. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse job descriptions and person specifications. ## Job Details Are you looking for a new exciting career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care? We are seeking enthusiastic, hard working dental nurses to join the Floor 2 Restorative Dental Nursing Team. Working days will be mixed and discussed during interview. Working flexibly within the dental team to provide high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients within the Dental Service, based at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) and/or additional external sites such as Community Dental Services (CDS) if required. Dental Nurses will be expected to work flexibly across the Dental Services. To provide chair side assistance to clinicians within the dental service. To carry out clerical and administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the clinic/department. ## Job Description Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service. To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required. To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required. To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date. To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic sessions as required. To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician To assist the Senior Dental Nurse in the smooth running of the Dental service. To support and assist Clinicians including all staff and Undergraduate disciplines. To support and supervise all Apprentice Dental Nurses and Undergraduates. ## Responsibilities For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse job descriptions and person specifications. ## Person Specification ### Education **Essential** - Dental Nursing Qualification - Professional Registration with General Dental Council **Desirable** - Post Qualification in Concious Sedation - Other Dental Nursing post qualifications ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant experience working as part of a dental team, e.g. General Practice, Hospital, other Primary Dental Services / Community Dental Services experiencing chair side duties **Desirable** - Experience of working with children, elderly, medically compromised patients, and patients with learning disabilities ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - To interact professionally with individuals - Understand the principles of confidentiality - Up to date knowledge in all areas of dental nursing - Manual dexterity - Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative - Organisational skills - Good general numeracy - Good working knowledge of cross infection procedures - Computer Skills - Knowledge of dental procedures ## Documents - [bchc local benefits (pdf, 99.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2722) - [band 4 dental nurse job description (pdf, 228.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10294172) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.